[antisthenes]

That's become my strategy as well.

1. Ignore all bills except the most persistent ones. Look at which ones are still being sent 3 months later.

2. Triage and sort the bills. Prioritize the ones that are related to the primary care facility where you were treated. Call them and negotiate to pay less.

3. Wait until 6 months and see if any bills are still coming. If they are, look at them again in order of priority, seeing if any of them are still reasonable and you have actually received the service/care.

After 12 months, if you haven't been receiving any care, toss any bills.